- Elevation, modelled
- 268 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Fort Sumter Rock306 m · 18.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road72.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6296, -92.5458
Potratz Natural Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 268 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunderwoman Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 72 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potratz Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | WNW 290° | 306 m | 18.6 mi |
- 72.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rotary Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Shell Rock Access: 3.8 mi
- Beason-Boomer Park: 4.2 mi
- Barrick Road City Park: 4.3 mi
- Paul's Park: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Thunderwoman Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Turkey Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Hills Sand Prairie: 2.3 mi
- Fisher Forest: 2.4 mi
- Shell Rock Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 26
- Yuta Falls: 17.8 mi
- Kukui Station: 17.8 mi
- Eeki Eeki Escape: 17.8 mi
- Awaati Battle: 17.8 mi
- Wakani Whirl: 17.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Shell Rock Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bremer County Historical Society Museum: 7.5 mi
- Ice House: 8.0 mi
- Little School House: 8.1 mi
- Victorian House Museum: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 10
- The Panther Plot: 9.3 mi
- EMBARC Garden: 13.4 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 14.0 mi
- People's Garden: 14.3 mi
- NEIFB Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
- OVERMAN PARK: 8.1 mi
- Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 14.0 mi
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 14.0 mi
- POW Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 2
- Dancing St. Francis: 7.5 mi
- Statue Of Liberty Replica: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Siegel: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Fort Sumter Rock: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Muni AP, 9 mi away.
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